Advertisement Federal investigators across the United States, Europe and the UK have successfully executed a concerted takedown against malicious cybercrime platform "Avalanche," responsible for countless malware and phishing attacks. The ...

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere speaks about the arrest of heads of a group called Avalanche, in Berlin, Thursday Dec. 1, 2016. Also Europol says five key suspects have been arrested in connection with a massive operation aimed at ...

Law enforcers and industry players have teamed up to take down infrastructure supporting at least 20 malware families, in the culmination of a four-year investigation. The Public Prosecutor's Office Verden and the Lüneburg Police in Germany ...

Add to favorites International law enforcement agencies have seized servers and domains belonging to a major cyber crime gang responsible for 17 or more malware families. The takedown after four years of investigation was conducted on 30 November ...

Symantec Share this story [Update, 3:00 PM EDT: This story has been updated with additional details from The Shadowserver Foundation and Europol.] A botnet that has served up phishing attacks and at least 17 different malware families to ...

At least 20 people have been arrested in Norway on pedophile charges, officials say, adding that the suspects include lawyers, economists and even a primary schoolteacher. Reports claim the case also involves politicians and a police officer. ...